Video;They were saw light of their life after liberated from brutal leader of the Tamil Community (Courtesy from Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka)
Special Task Force personnel engaged in a defensive operation inside Kanchikudichciaru jungle were able to capture eight young combatants who had been forcibly conscripted by the LTTE. STF personnel ambushed an LTTE movement near Akkaraipattu- Pothuvil main road. Children were rescued once the senior LTTE cadres fled into the dense jungle nearby. All of the eight rescued children except one are below the age of 18. They were armed with explosives and light weapons at the time of capture.
Names of the captured child Soldiers follow,
Jeewarasa Sudan,15 ,Male
Chamuth Nadan ,20, Male
Perumal Sinnathambi,15,Male
Dharmaratnam Ramesh,16,Male
Selvarasa Suwarajini ,15 ,Female
Thuraisingham Sumana,14,Female
Vigneswaran Vinoyani ,16 ,Female
Thavarasa Rashika ,14 ,Female
Kanchikudichciaru jungle was once a major hub of LTTE operations but situation changed drastically with the success of operation "Niyathai Jaya (Definite Victory)". However small groups of LTTE cadres are still operating from within the jungles and they are still carrying out guerilla styled attacks against troops.
Meanwhile, a special committee was appointed to inquire into the abductions and conscriptions of children for war activities, by the Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister, Mahinda Samarasinghe.
This committee was appointed in accordance with the assurance given by Sri Lanka in the UN security council committee meeting held on the children and armed conflict responding to an allegation made against Sri Lanka that several members of Sri Lanka security forces were involved in the abduction and conscription of children in the eastern province of Sri Lanka.
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